Lexical Definition

‎עָנִי‎ ʻânîy (aw-nee') afflicted ^H:A
from ‎עָנָה‎; (practically the same as ‎עָנָו‎, although the margin constantly disputes this, making ‎עָנָו‎ subjective and objective)

afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.

• depressed, in mind or circumstances

1) poor, afflicted, humble, wretched
1a) poor, needy
1b) poor and weak
1c) poor, weak, afflicted, wretched
1d) humble, lowly

See Greek: ἀδικία · ἀδύνατος · ἀσθενής · ἐκπίπτω · κάκωσις · ναῦς · πένης · πενιχρός · πρᾷος · πραΰς · πτωχός · ταπεινός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָנִי‎ adj poor, afflicted, humble; — ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Deut 24:12 + 51 t.; plural ‎עֲיִּים‎ Isa 3:15 + 6 t.; construct ‎עֲנִיֵּי‎ Isa 10:2 + 4 t. (see also Kt and Qr below ‎עָנָו‎ above); suffix ‎עֲנִיֶּיךָ‎ Ps 72:2; Ps 74:19, ‎עֲנִיֶּ֑ךָ‎ Deut 15:11, ‎עֲנִיָּו‎ Isa 49:13 feminine singular ‎עֲנִיָּה‎ Isa 51:21; Isa 54:11 ( + Isa 10:30 ᵑ0, but read ‎עֲנִיהָ‎, see I. ‎ענה‎); —

1. poor, needy, || ‎אביון‎ Deut 15:11; Deut 24:14. 15 Prov 31:20, || ‎יתום‎ Job 24:9; Exod 22:24* (E), Deut 24:12 having right to gleanings Lev 19:10; Lev 23:22 (H); ‎׳‎‎יְמֵי ע‎ Prov 15:15, compare Prov 14:21 (Kt).

2. poor and weak, oppressed by the rich and powerful Isa 3:14; Isa 3:15; Isa 32:7 (Qr), Isa 58:7; Isa 29:12; Isa 36:6; Isa 36:15; Prov 30:14; Eccl 6:8; Ezek 18:17; Zech 7:10; Job 24:4, also Amos 8:4 (Qr); || ‎דל‎ Job 34:28; Prov 22:22 ‎עֲנִיֵּי עַמִּי‎ Isa 10:2 ‎עני ואביוך‎ Job 24:14; Prov 31:9; Jer 22:16; Ezek 16:49; Ezek 18:12; Ezek 22:29.

3. poor, weak, afflicted Israel, or pious in Israel afflicted by wicked nations or the wicked in Israel itself Ps 10:2; Ps 10:9 (twice in verse); Ps 14:6 (dubious, compare Ps 53:6*) Ps 102:1* (or proper name), Isa 14:32; Hab 3:14 of Zion, ‎עֲנִיָּה‎ Isa 51:21; Isa 54:11 ‎׳‎‎שׁד ע‎ Ps 12:6* ‎׳‎‎יחיד וע‎ Ps 25:16 ‎עני ואביון‎ Ps 35:10; Ps 37:14; Ps 40:18* = Ps 70:6*; Ps 74:21; Ps 86:1; Ps 109:16; Ps 109:22, plural Isa 41:17 ‎עני וְכוֺאֵב‎ Ps 69:30* ‎וָרָשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 82:3 ‎׳‎‎עֱנוּת ע‎ Ps 22:25* ‎וְגֹוֵעַ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Ps 88:16* || ‎דל‎ Isa 26:6; Zeph 3:12 ‎וּנְכֵהרֿוּחַ‎ ‎׳‎‎ע‎ Isa 66:2 — Zech 11:7; Zech 11:11 see II. ‎כְּנַעֲנִי‎; — God does not forget them Ps 9:13* (Kt); Ps 9:19* (Qr); Ps 10:12 (Kt) Ps 74:19, but has compassion on them Isa 49:13, saves Ps 34:7*, delivers Ps 35:10, and bestows various favours Ps 68:11*; Ps 140:13*, the king also judges Ps 72:2; Ps 72:4, and delivers Ps 72:12.

4. humble, lowly, Zech 9:9 (victorious king); opposed to ‎לֵצִים‎ Prov 3:34 (Kt); opposed to ‎גֵּאִים‎ Prov 16:19 (Kt); ‎עם עני‎ opposed to ‎רמות עינים‎ Ps 18:28* = 2Sam 22:28.

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